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Primrose Path

- The Play That Shocked New York And Rocked Broadway With Laughter!

Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother. The Hill is not a good part of town, however. When she meets and falls for a hard-working man, they marry and she hides her past from him. When he discovers the truth it jeopardizes their marriage.

Release Date : 1940-03-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ginger Rogers

Character Name : Ellie May Adams

Original Name : Ginger Rogers

Gender : Female

Joel McCrea

Character Name : Ed Wallace

Original Name : Joel McCrea

Gender : Male

Marjorie Rambeau

Character Name : Mamie Adams

Original Name : Marjorie Rambeau

Gender : Female

Henry Travers

Character Name : Gramp

Original Name : Henry Travers

Gender : Male

Miles Mander

Character Name : Homer

Original Name : Miles Mander

Gender : Male

Queenie Vassar

Character Name : Grandma

Original Name : Queenie Vassar

Gender : Female

Joan Carroll

Character Name : Honeybell

Original Name : Joan Carroll

Gender : Female

Vivienne Osborne

Character Name : Thelma

Original Name : Vivienne Osborne

Gender : Female

Carmen Morales

Character Name : Carmelita

Original Name : Carmen Morales

Gender : Female

Bobby Barber

Character Name : Benny (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Louise Beavers

Character Name : Woman Talking to Police (uncredited)

Original Name : Louise Beavers

Gender : Female

Edgar Dearing

Character Name : Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Edgar Dearing

Gender : Male

Jack Gargan

Character Name : Al (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gargan

Gender : Male

Robert Emmett Keane

Character Name : Gossip in Diner (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Emmett Keane

Gender : Male

Charles Lane

Character Name : Mr. Smith (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Lane

Gender : Male

Matt McHugh

Character Name : Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)

Original Name : Matt McHugh

Gender : Male

Ernie Adams

Character Name : Man in Bluebell (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernie Adams

Gender : Male

Mara Alexander

Character Name : Girl in Bluebell (uncredited)

Original Name : Mara Alexander

Gender : Male

Ray Cooke

Character Name : Man Clueing in Ed (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Cooke

Gender : Male

Herbert Corthell

Character Name : Herb (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Corthell

Gender : Male

Jacqueline Dalya

Character Name : Dalya (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacqueline Dalya

Gender : Female

Jack Gardner

Character Name : Jake's Friend in Diner

Original Name : Jack Gardner

Gender : Male

Lawrence Gleason Jr.

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Lawrence Gleason Jr.

Gender : Male

Charlie Hall

Character Name : Man in Diner (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlie Hall

Gender : Male

Grace Hayle

Character Name : Drunk's Wife Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)

Original Name : Grace Hayle

Gender : Female

Donald Kerr

Character Name : Sailor in Bluebell (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Kerr

Gender : Male

Larry McGrath

Character Name : Jake Halpern (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry McGrath

Gender : Male

Frank Mills

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Mills

Gender : Male

Gene Morgan

Character Name : Gene (uncredited)

Original Name : Gene Morgan

Gender : Male

Nestor Paiva

Character Name : Bluebell Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Nestor Paiva

Gender : Male

Bob Perry

Character Name : Bluebell Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Perry

Gender : Male

Lorin Raker

Character Name : Man in Diner (uncredited)

Original Name : Lorin Raker

Gender : Male

Charles Williams

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

There's some pretty good acting here. Ginger Rogers is "Ellie May" who lives in a ramshackle house with her mum, dipso father and her sister. When she meets a local blue collar gent "Ed" (Joel McCrae) they are soon smitten - the only snag is, she had omitted telling him some fairly important details from her past and when he finds out, their relationship becomes strained and compromised. The story, in itself, is really pretty straightforward - it's the performances that help it stand out a bit. Marjorie Rambeau is super as the mother, as is Miles Mander as the well meaning father and Henry Travers could never really put a foot wrong with his grand-paternal style of comforting performance. Rogers and MaCrae do their jobs, too - though nothing too spectacular as the dialogue they share is quite limiting. Still, it's a good enough tale of the benefits of telling the truth that still holds together well.